WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Senior tailback Shane Kaclik (Mars, Pa./Mars) ran for a
career-high 161 yards on 23 carries Saturday night but the Grove City College
football team dropped a hard-fought 24-17 decision at Washington & Jefferson in
both teams' Presidents' Athletic Conference opener at Cameron Stadium.

Grove City (1-2, 0-1 PAC) trailed 24-10 in the fourth quarter but cut the lead
in half when junior quarterback Brian Pell (Streamwood, Ill./Wheaton Academy)
fired a five-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Anthony Ritchie (Big
Rock, Ill./Wheaton Academy) with 3:39 left in the game.

A bad punt snap by W&J gave Grove City possession at the W&J 18.

Grove City trailed 7-3 late in the first half but took the lead on Kaclik's
two-yard touchdown run with 36 seconds. Kaclik's touchdown capped a seven-play,
65-yard drive.

W&J took a 14-10 lead with 8:20 left in the third quarter on Tim McNerney's
two-yard touchdown run. The Presidents pushed the lead to 21-10 with 17 seconds
left in the period when Matt Bliss threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Alex
Baroffio.

W&J broke a scoreless tie with 2:09 left in the first half on an eight-yard run
by Dion Wiegand. Grove City answered with 9:05 remaining in the first half as
senior Kurt Devlin (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) drilled a 27-yard field
goal, the first of his career.

Pell finished the game 12 of 25 for 96 yards. Ritchie led the Wolverines with
five catches for 35 yards. Senior wide receiver Dustin Anewalt (Cranberry
Township, Pa./Seneca Valley) had three receptions for a team-high 37 yards.